Dusky wireworm vs Great Fruit-eating Bat

Agriotes obscurus compared with Artibeus lituratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky wireworm	Great Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Elateridae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Agriotes	Artibeus
Species	Agriotes obscurus	Artibeus lituratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky wireworm and Great Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dusky wireworm

LC — Least Concern

Great Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky wireworm	Great Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky wireworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Great Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.